COMMENTARIES
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The Curious Case of India’s Withdrawal from the South China Sea
Teshu Singh · 08 Jun, 2012 · #3632 · Commentary
The withdrawal of ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) from the South China Sea (SCS) has added a new facet to the existing maritime dispute in the region. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, in a letter to the MEA dated 10 April 2012 said, “OVL...
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A Nuclear Deal for Pakistan?
Martin de Lavernée · 04 Jun, 2012 · #3631 · Commentary
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) countries and Nuclear Suppliers Group have expressed serious concerns over the security of nuclear plants and materials in Pakistan owing largely to domestic radicalization and internal strife, in a...
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The Sri Lanka-China Relationship: A Print Media Analysis
Priyakala Manoharan · 04 Jun, 2012 · #3630 · Commentary
China’s deepening relationship with Sri Lanka is becoming increasingly conspicuous as the emerging super power extends relations beyond its sphere of influence. This paper brings out the Sri Lankan perceptions of the unconditional and time...
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India’s ambitions in Myanmar: A Chinese Perspective
Peng Nian · 04 Jun, 2012 · #3629 · Commentary
On 29 May, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ended its three-day visit to Myanmar, after meeting the democratic movement leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. It was understood that the two countries signed 12 agreements covering national security, borde...
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Factionalism in China: Between ‘Princelings’ and ‘Tuanpai’
Shreya Singh · 01 Jun, 2012 · #3628 · Commentary
With the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping will be the President of the People’s Republic of China and Li Keqiang, the Premier. Xi Jinping is from the ‘princeling’ faction and Li...
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IPCS Review: Fixing Pakistan’s Civil-Military Imbalance
Rana Banerji · 30 May, 2012 · #3627 · Commentary
The timing of Moeed Yousuf’s paper counselling against any deliberate accentuation of the civil-military divide in Pakistan is intriguing, especially when US-Pakistan relations are at an unprecedented nadir and domestic consternation in Pa...
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Nepali Winter in an Era of Arab Spring
Nishchal N Pandey · 29 May, 2012 · #3626 · Commentary
Nepal is yet again in international headlines, and yet again, for the wrong reasons. Without completing its primary task, the first ever Constituent Assembly (CA) elected to draft a democratic, republican and a federal constitution was dissolved a...
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India’s Look East Policy: Implications for the Philippines
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III · 29 May, 2012 · #3625 · Commentary
India’s Look East policy (LEP) of cultivating good relations with Southeast Asia presents opportunities as well as challenges for the Philippines. In Manila’s attempt to diversify its security partners and move away from over relianc...
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Reading Pakistan: Imprisonment for Helping Nab bin Laden
D Suba Chandran · 28 May, 2012 · #3624 · Commentary
Pakistan never fails to amaze people; the latest one to arouse such sentiment is the prison sentence by an assistant political agent of Khyber Agency to a doctor who helped trace Osama bin Laden. Why this hurry, when the killers of Benazir Bhutt...
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Hacienda Luisita Verdict in the Philippines: A Print Media Analysis
Amruta Karambelkar · 25 May, 2012 · #3623 · Commentary
The Supreme Court of Philippines upheld its November 2011 decision ordering the break-up of an estate in Hacienda Luisita owned by Conjuangcos, family of President Benigno Aquino lll. In a landmark decision, the 5000 hectare sugar estate will now ...
